diff --git a/Utilities/Thread.h b/Utilities/Thread.h
index c065776466..fb707117dc 100644
--- a/Utilities/Thread.h
+++ b/Utilities/Thread.h
@@ -234,6 +234,23 @@ public:
 		_wait_for(-1, true);
 	}
 
+	// Wait for both thread sync var and provided atomic var
+	template <typename T, atomic_wait::op op = atomic_wait::op::eq, typename U>
+	static inline void wait_on(T& wait, U old, u64 usec = -1)
+	{
+		auto _this = g_tls_this_thread;
+
+		if (_this->m_sync.bit_test_reset(2))
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		atomic_wait::list<2> list{};
+		list.set<0, op>(wait, old);
+		list.set<1>(_this->m_sync, 0, 4 + 1);
+		list.wait(atomic_wait_timeout{usec <= 0xffff'ffff'ffff'ffff / 1000 ? usec * 1000 : 0xffff'ffff'ffff'ffff});
+	}
+
 	// Exit.
 	[[noreturn]] static void emergency_exit(std::string_view reason);
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
index c72b335b71..8d0db46af1 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Cell/lv2/sys_ppu_thread.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void _sys_ppu_thread_exit(ppu_thread& ppu, u64 errorcode)
 	if (old_status == ppu_join_status::joinable)
 	{
 		// Wait for termination
-		ppu.joiner.wait(ppu_join_status::zombie);
+		thread_ctrl::wait_on(ppu.joiner, ppu_join_status::zombie);
 	}
 
 	ppu_thread_exit(ppu);